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Six Sigma Investment to Stay Strong in 2007, Study Shows
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA -- December 01, 2006 Judging by dollar and staffing resources, companies using Six Sigma must think they are on the right track, according to a new survey published in the November/December issue of iSixSigma Magazine (www.isixsigma-magazine.com).
"Nearly half of the respondents from companies already using Six Sigma said they would maintain their current level of training and staffing for 2007," said Michael Marx, Research Manager for iSixSigma Magazine. "More than a third expected to increase the training investment and 44% intend to increase the staffing level." "In contrast, only 17% of the respondents whose companies are already involved in Six Sigma expected to spend less on training, and just 8% expected staffing levels to decrease," Marx added. The survey gained responses from nearly 1500 professionals representing a broad range of companies, some not using Six Sigma, some just starting out, and others with anywhere from two to seven or more years of experience. Of the respondents from companies already using Six Sigma, almost half (46%) had enterprise-wide deployments and 80% of the remaining respondents said they expect their companies to take Six Sigma enterprise-wide at some point in the future. Despite this strong level of commitment among companies using Six Sigma, there is still a lot of reluctance to get involved by those who have not made a commitment yet. "Just over half (53%) of the companies who were not yet involved in Six Sigma planned to do so at some point in the future, and 47% said they had no plans to do so." Still, Marx said he found the patterns encouraging overall. "Money is an indicator of how important an initiative is to a company," he said. "If investments in Six Sigma weren't paying off, you'd expect to see the dollars and resources drop off significantly. The fact that most companies are maintaining or expanding their investment is an excellent indicator that they're seeing the benefit." About iSixSigma LLC iSixSigma.com (www.isixsigma.com) is the world's leading online content provider for the Six Sigma community. Since 2000, iSixSigma.com has provided the most comprehensive and essential resources available anywhere to businesses at every stage of their Six Sigma maturity and professionals at every skill level. Hundreds of thousands of monthly online readers learn new skills, advance their careers and contribute to the success of their organizations through a wide range of articles, tools, conferences and practitioner forums. iSixSigma Magazine (www.isixsigma-magazine.com) is the premier guide to successfully implementing Six Sigma. Every other month iSixSigma Magazine delivers indispensable insights, profiles, methodologies, strategies, benchmarking and tools dedicated to helping readers solve today's business issues. The end result is that businesses become more profitable and business professionals become more successful. About CTQ Media CTQ Media (www.CTQMedia.com) is a diversified, high-tech media company dedicated to providing essential information, research and how-to knowledge to help businesses worldwide improve execution. It publishes iSixSigma Magazine, the foremost print publication for Six Sigma leaders; iSixSigma.com, the premier Six Sigma portal, which delivers business process improvement content to 500,000 readers per month; and Sourcingmag.com, the leading portal for sourcing professionals worldwide. CTQ Media is headquartered in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Contact: Michael Marx Research Manager iSixSigma Magazine +1-847-919-0922 x8859 https://www.isixsigma-magazine.com/subscribe.asp « Return to news archive |
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